Beer-tap.



No. 876,483. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

w. D. M-YERS.

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- No; 876,493., PATBNTED JAN. 14, 1908.

W. D. MYERS. BEER TAP.

APPLICATION FILED-JULY]. 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

. I 11mm;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM DAVID MYERS, OF CANTON, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO E. G.FRAZIER,

- OF CANTON, OKLAHOMA.

BEER-TAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed July 1. 1907. Serial No. 381.802.

T 0 all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM DAVID MYERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Blaine, Oklahoma, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Beer-Taps and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will en- I able others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of refer encemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in beer taps orbushings and valves for barrels, tanks, etc.,' and comprises variousdetails of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts whichwill be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in theappended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this 1application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention. Fig. 1" is a side elevation of the tap showing a tube insection connected therewith. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewlongitudinally through the tap. Fig. 3 is an end view of the bushing andvalve mounted therein. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing parts of theinvention disassembled. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a shell forming a part of thetap.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a bushing having a thread A about the circumference thereofadapted to fit threads about a bung hole or aperture in any receptacle.Said bushing is made in the form of a cup having apertures B formed inthe wall thereof and the inner surface of the bushing has a taperingvalve seat adapted to receive the plug valve C, which is hollow andprovided with openings D adapted to register with the openings in thewall of the bushing when said plug is turned to a certain position.Threads E are formed upon the inner surface of said bushing and areadapted to receive the threads F of the ring F, which is adapted to holdthe valve to its seat. Said valve has a shoulder C about itscircumference against which said ring is adapted to bear. Lugs H projectfrom the outer edge of said threaded ring at positions diametricallyopposite and form means whereby a spanner wrench may be utilized foradjusting the ring in place or unscrewing the same. Said valve has anangular outlined opening N in one end thereof for the reception of theangular outlined tubular stem K, said stem serving two purposes, one forrotating the valve and the other for forming a passageway through whichthe liquid to be dispensed from the receptacle to which the bushing isattached may be drawn over. In the drawings, I have shown the outerportion of said tubular stem adapted to receive a hose pipe, whereby thedrippings from the device may be conveyed away. O designates a handlewhich is fixed to said tubular stem and O is a lug projecting from saidhandle and is adapted to have a play in a recess face of the shell Q,which shell has an integral handle Q projecting therefrom. A disk R isfixed to said tubular stem and bears against a shoulder formed withinsaid shell and serves as means for holding said shell M formed in the aupon the tubular stem and in such relation to said handle O that the lugprojecting from the latter will limit the rotary movement of the tubularstem, said handle O allowing the stem to make a quarter of a revolutioninde pendent of the shell. One end of said shell is provided withdiametrically opposite lugs T and said washer disk is also provided withdiametrically opposite slots or recesses where by the washer may beplaced upon the stem without interference from said lugs.

Referring to the end view of the bushing in which the valve is seated,it will be observed that recesses J are formed at locationsdiametrically opposite each other and adapted to receive the lugs T whenin registration therewith. The outer end of said valve has a flange Iadapted to prevent the shell from being detached from the valve when thelugs upon the shell are out of registration with the recesses in saidflange. The inner end of said valve is provided with a lug P which isadapted to have a play in a recess a formed in the bottom of the cupbushing, whereby said valve may be allowed to have only a partialrevolution sufficient to allow the apertures in the wall of the valve tobe brought into registration or out of registration with the holes inthe wall of the bush- In operation, the bushing being screwed into thethreaded opening of a barrel or other receptacle and the valve firstbeing adjusted in place and swivelly held therein by means of saidthreaded ring, the inner end of the tubular stem is inserted in theangular outlined opening in the valve and the lugs T are brought so thatthey will register with the diametrically opposite recesses formed inthe flange at the end of the valve and, after the said lugs have passedthrough said recesses, a partial revolution is imparted to the shellwhich will cause said lugs to engage said flange and hold the shell uponthe valve. The parts being thus adjusted, the apertures in the plug maybe brought into registration with the apertures in the wall of thebushing by giving a one quarter rotary movement to the stem, whereby theliquid. may be dispensed. By a re verse partial rotary movement to saidstem through the medium of the handle flXed. thereto, the aperturesleading through the wall of the bushing may be closed thereby shuttingoff the supply of liquid and, in the event of it being desired to removethe bushing and tubular'stem, the handle upon the shell is given abackward movement of one quarter of a revolution while the handle uponthe stem is at rest and each movement of the shell will bring the lugsthereon into registration with the slots formed at positionsdiametrically opposite in the flange of the valve, thereby allowing theshell and stem to be detached from the bushing and. valve withoutturning the latter.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that, by the provision of a tap andfaucet as shown and described, simple and eflicient means is affordedfor dispensing liquid from a receptacle and afterwards detaching theoperating means for turning the valve.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A combined bushing and faucet for receptaclescomprising a cup-shaped. bushing having a threaded circumference andprovided with apertures in the wall thereof, a plug valve seated withinsaid bushing and provided with apertures adapted to be brought intoregistration with the apertures in the wall of the bushing, a threadedring engaging threads 011 the inner surface of the bushing and adaptedto hold the valve swivelly within the latter, a tubular stem having anangular outlined portion adapted to engage an angular opening in saidvalve, a handle upon said stem, a lug projecting therefrom, a shellswiveled upon said stem and recessed to receive said lug to limit therotary movement of the stem independent of said shell, a handle uponsaid shell, and means for locking the shell to said valve, as set forth.

2. A combined bushing and faucet for receptacles, comprising a cupshapedbushing having a threaded circumference and provided withapertures inthe wall thereof, a flanged valve seated within said bushing andprovided. with apertures adapted to be brought into registration withthe apertures in the wall of the bushing, a threaded ring engagingthreads on the inner surface of the bushing and adapted to hold theflanged valve swivelly within the latter, tubular stem having an angularoutlined portion adapted to engage an angular opening in said flangedvalve, a handle upon said. stem, a lug projecting therefrom, a shellswiveled upon said stem and recessed to receive said lug to limit therotary movement of the stem independent of said shell, a handle uponsaid shell, means for locking the shell to said valve, consisting oflugs projecting from said shell and adapted to engage behind the flangeof the valve to hold the inner end of the stem in the aperture of.thevalve, as set forth.

3. A combined bushing and faucet for receptacles, comprising a cupshapedbushing having a threaded circumference and provided with apertures inthe Wall thereof, a flanged valve seated within said bushing andprovided with apertures adapted to be brought into registration with theapertures in the wall of the bushing, a threaded ring engaging the innersurface of the bushing and adapted to hold. the flanged valve swivellywithin the latter, tubular stem having an angular outlined portionadapted to engage an angular opening in said flanged valve, a handleupon said stem, a lug projecting therefrom, a shell swiveled upon saidstem and recessed to receive said lug to limit the rotary movement ofthe stem independentof said shell, a handle upon said shell,diametrically opposite lugs projecting from the inner surface of saidshell adapted to be brought into registration with diametricallyopposite recesses in the'flange of the valve, said lugs upon the shellcooperating with the flange of the valve to hold the stem in said valve,as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. WILLIAM DAVID MYERS. WVitnesses 1 ARTHUR GRAY, SAM P.WILLIs.

